2 Monday, November 4, 2013 NAIROBINEWS.CO.KE news in 3 mins Train to glory keeping spirits on right track Inside FEATURES NairobiNews is your Nairobi. We will bring you the sights, sounds and excitement of the city, told through the people. You will find breaking news, thought- provoking images, balanced commentary and features that help you know what the news mean to you each day. Some highlights: NEWS If it happens in the city or suburbs, NairobiNews will be there to tell you why and how it happened, as well as what’s next. VOICES Our goal is to fill the paper with your voices and opinion. We invite you to send us your feedback and opinion. FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT Enjoy our exciting magazines on health, property, money, motoring and entertainment. Research: Teenage mums in danger of dying during delivery P. 16 > Inspiration: Letdowns could be opportunities P. 20 > Monday, November 4, 2013 NAIROBINEWS.CO.KE news in 3 mins Train to glory keeping spirits on right track Inside FEATURES NairobiNews is your Nairobi. We will bring you the sights, sounds and excitement of the city, told through the people. You will find breaking news, thought- provoking images, bal- anced commentary and features that help you know what the news mean to you each day. Some highlights: NEWS If it happens in the city or sub- urbs, NairobiNews will be there to tell you why and how it happened, as well as what’s next. VOICES Our goal is to fill the paper with your voices and opinion. We invite you to send us your feedback and opinion. FOUR-PAGE PULLOUT Enjoy our exciting magazines on health, property, money, motoring and entertainment. Research: Teenage mums in danger of dying during delivery P. 16 > Inspiration: Letdowns could be opportunities P. 20 > A A man walks towards one of the pre-independence houses in Shauri Moyo estate. The County government has more than seven similar estates in Eastlands that may be targeted by a massive modernisation project. | Denish Ochieng, NairobiNews Residents fear losing homes in County plan Anxiety. City Hall intends to modernise estates, but has not pointed out the exact ones KIARIE NJOROGE, NairobiNews gnjoroge@ke.nationmedia.com NAIROBI NEWS nairobinews.co.ke Monday, November 4 HealthyYou AT THE HEART OF THE CITY Expert tips on how to increase calorie burn and fry fat on the job You’ve heard that a desk job leads to weight gain, but if you use these sneaky fat-b urning tips, you can lose an average of four kilos and lower triglyceride levels by nearly 40 per cent in six months. 1. Plan walk-and-talk meetings Instead of sitting down at a table, take a brainstorming stroll with a colleague. If you need to keep notes, book a distant conference room. 2. Get fit on the phone Stand up to double the calories burned while you chat. Pace or march in place and you can blast about 225 calories for every hour you rack up throughout the day. 3. Use a small water glass You’ll boost your step count getting up for refills and bathroom breaks. Bonus plateau-breaker: Use the facilities on a different floor. 4. Buy a desk stepper: Burn around 91 calories in 20 minutes (without standing up) with an under-the-desk cardio machine that works like a mini stair-stepper. 5. Ditch your waste paper basket:Use baskets and recycling bins on the other side of the building to increase your step count and fat burning potential. 6. Start “e-mail-free Fridays”:Walk messages to colleagues as much as possible. The habit may stick the rest of the week, helping you lose weight faster. 7. Find fitness buddies: Challenge coworkers to a friendly step-count competition. Wear pedometers to see how much you walk in a week—winner gets a coffee. | www.prevention.com Cholesterol is a faithful friend Fear not. Scientists say cholesterol is the building block from which our bodies make several important hormones, and so we should not be afraid of it, writesKisingu Mulia D espite the campaign against it, most people know very little about cholesterol. What is cholesterol? Although most people think of cholesterol as a fat in the blood, only seven per cent is found there and it is not a fat. It is a pearly-coloured, waxy, solid alcohol that is soapy to touch. The other 93 per cent cholesterol is found in every body cell where its unique consistency provides the cell membranes with their structural integrity and regulates the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of the cells. Where does it come from? The liver, the intestines and body cells use three non-essential proteins (glutamic acid, glycine and lycine) as raw materials to make cholesterol. The liver makes 80 per cent, while the intestines and cells make 20 per cent. What is its role? Far from being a health destroyer, cholesterol is absolutely essential for our lives. It is the building block from which our bodies make several important hormones: the adrenal hormones; aldosterone, which regulate blood pressure, hydrocortisone, the body’s natural steroid and the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone. Without testosterone, males have no capacity to father babies. As for women, aromatase cells in the ovary pick some cholesterol and make estrogen (female hormone). Without this hormone, a woman cannot conceive. Cholesterol is the main component of bile acids, which aid in the digestion, particularly fatty foods. Without cholesterol, our bodies have no capacity to absorb the essential fatsoluble vitamins, A, D, E and K from the foods we eat. Cholesterol is necessary for growth and development of the brain and the Cholesterol plays a major role in DOCTOR FRIDA NJOGU ANSWERS ALL YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS COUGHS AND SNEEZING IN CHILDREN My 12-year-old daughter is always coughing and sneezing. The interesting thing is that the coughing and sneezing disappear at around noon. I have taken her to various hospitals where she is given antibiotics, nasal sprays and anti-allergies. Is this a sign of bigger trouble? This is most likely an allergy. There must be something that triggers it which manifests in sneezing and coughing. Is there a carpet in her room? Does she have a dog? Does she use blankets? All these can trigger allergies. Do away with blankets and instead use duvets and sheets. Also get rid of any carpets in the room. Regularly dust the room, and put her clothes out to air more often. Does she wheeze or have difficulty in breathing? That is suggestive of asthma which is triggered by allergies and which should be reviewed by a doctor. If none of the above measures work, you can have some allergen tests done to identify the offending factor. Your doctor will advise you on where to do this. County government-owned estates. Even though no definite date has E The liver makes 80 per cent of cholesterol. | File, NairobiNews nervous system. Cholesterol coats the nerves and makes the transmission of nerve impulses possible. Development It is also important for growth and repair of tissues. For this reason newborn animals feed on milk or other cholesterol rich foods, such as yolks of eggs, which provide food for the developing bird or chick embryos. the transportation of triglycerides (blood moving fats) – throughout the circulatory system. Without cholesterol we would lose strength and stability of our cells. We would die. However, too much cholesterol in the system is also not good and can lead to a variety of health complications like heart disease, heart attacks or stroke. Balance is the key. OFF THE HOOK We will bring you the best in local entertainment and leisure activities, along with the hippest spots and the hottest acts. off thehook KENYA’S HOPES DIM AS ANGEL, JENNIFER LEAVE TPF ACADEMY (above), Angel, Phionah and the duke from Rongai Fess were in the hot seat facing a possible eviction from the academy. The four had been on probation, this being the second time for Fess and Jennifer from Kenya. The contestants gave their all on stage and finally it was time to see who East Africa voted for. Much to everyone’s surprise, Fess was saved by his fans. The faculty then chose to save Phiona from Rwanda whom they said gave an exceptional performance. But as things would have it, Angel and Jennifer had to be evicted from the academy. This is a big blow to Kenya since it only has two contestants left; Fess and Nyambura. T usker Project Fame contestants Jennifer Monday, November 4, 2013 NAIROBINEWS.CO.KE Society News with Sylvania Ambani Muthoni now has new track M uthoni the Drummer Queen may have changed the way albums are released. On October 18, the rapper embarked on a 10-week journey to share what she calls her “lessons for success”, in form of a hip hop album titled M Q where she will release a song every Friday for 10 weeks. MQ is a 10-track D D hip hop album, written and performed solely by the Drummer Queen (left). Last Friday, she released her third song titled, eodtoe HUDDAH MONROE REFUTES CLAIMS SHE IS A LESBIAN 19 RCniind, which tells a story about Cniin. Eighty per cent of the music in the ups and downs of making music, and how the observation and interpretation of the peculiarity of the human race that she talked about in her 2009 album T odto h u a her lateste album features heavy hip hop samples and beats, as well as an infectious rap flow that the Drummer Queen (who has done afro-soul, alternative and electronic sounds) is now slowly turning to. e Hmn been set for the project, the news that City Hall signed an agreement with a Chinese firm to develop 30,000 units is raising concerns in the area. According to a brief description of the project issued by Governor Evans Kidero during the July signing, several low-income rundown estates will be affected. Jeremiah Njuguna, a resident of Shauri Moyo said their anxiety was further heightened by the fact that the government has remained mum over the exact estates targeted. Noncommital He added that fear was also rife that the houses could be hijacked by outsiders on completion of the project. Mr Njuguna observed that most of the residents in the 100-square feet rooms were descendants of retirees of the defunct City Council of Nairobi. All they have, he said, were the original allocation cards handed down to them. “No one knows what will happen to H uddah Monroe has come out gun blazing to her haters who she says are spreading rumours that she is a lesbian. The queen of naughty drama took to social media insulting rumourmongers with all manner of nasty words. Huddah (above) has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons from her nude pictures to a bad romance with CMB Prezzo. The whole drama was brought out when she posted pictures of herself with other ladies having fun. And please get your mind out of the gutter. it was normal fun in a club but anyway should this comes a few weeks after she released a video showing how she likes to lick things. HOLLYWOOD NOW MULLS A FILM ON WESTGATE ATTACK P lans are underway in Hollywood to make a film on the Westgate shopping mall attack. The film is said to star a Somali-American actor Bakhad Abdi, who is famous for his role in the movie C ati hlp ati hlp pan Piis in which he played a ruthless leader of the Somali pirate gang that hijacked a US ship. The C pan Piis movie also starred American actor Tom Hanks. Talk about the mzungu way of thinking that sees an opportunity in any unfortunate occurrence. MISS WORLD KENYA SET TO UGANDAN FESTIVAL M iss World Kenya 2013 Wangui Gitonga has been invited in Uganda to celebrate the cultural riches of the East African people dubbed Harvest - Mavuno Yetu that slated for Friday. The beauty queen was expected to leave the country yesterday and return on Saturday. The Harvest festival is a celebration of a year’s hard work and the journeys taken in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. It will also feature the best foods. us once they start pulling down these houses for highrise buildings. How valid is a card that one’s father used to hold?” he asked. Contacted for comment on the fate of the residents, Lands and Planning Executive Member Tom Odongo said his office was still working out the details. He was also noncommittal about the startdate of the project. Jeremiah Njuguna cleans his gumboot in Shauri Moyo . | Denish Ochieng, NairobiNews James Ooko who lives in Jericho es- tate was concerned about the ability of the residents to afford the new houses. “Most of us don’t earn that much so the Sh1,000 we currently pay for rent is affordable. If in the new units they In the push for modernisation... • In August, Nairobi Governor Dr Evans Kidero secured a Sh87 billion deal with China Investment Bank for various infrastructure deals, key among them the regeneration of Eastlands area. •The county government owns over 2,000 acres of prime land in the area TO COMMENT ON THIS STORY GO TO : www.nairobinews.co.ke/housing Some facts about the Eastlands project which it expects to fashion into lowcost highrise apartments. •Some of the estates likely to be affected are Kaloleni, Shauri Moyo, Mbotela, Bahati, Jericho, Maringo, Buruburu, Kariobangi South among others. •Most of these estates were build for local government workers in the early 1950’s. Boxing. Players in many sports call it quits in their 30s. For Robert Ochung, age is just but a number. He wants to rejuvenate his boxing career at 33. He has not won a single fight since 2007 but believes he can still knock out some fellows even with his professional record standing at 16 losses and 10 wins. “Count me out at your own peril,” he says.Page 29 astlands residents are wary of losing their homes in the planned modernisation of raise the rent, that won’t help us. On the other hand, giving us sale priority won’t help either because we can’t afford them anyway unless they can develop a scheme like that of the houses in Kibera,” he says. Most of the prime land owned by the County government in Eastlands is occupied by old houses built in the pre-independence era. The non-storey houses occupy huge tracks of land making them ideal for the replacement in favour of flats in an effort to bridge a high housing deficit. The World Bank has been funding the planing for the modernisation project. During his August tour of China, governor Kidero was said to have secured funding for the project. However, under the public-private agreement, individual investors will also provide financing for the massive project. Mutindwa.October 30 will remain imprinted in the minds of certain Nairobians, notably those who lost their loved ones at the Mutindwa accident. In its typical knee-jerk fashion, the government has revoked the Umoinner matatu sacco licence, rendering many jobless. Matatu owner whose vehicles were not confiscated are now opting to join other saccos.Page 13 Reviving fighting career at 33 years Embakasi. Nairobians are famed for their religious zealotry. Churches and mosques are sprouting faster than grass. Eastlands has the bulk of these religious buildings. Now, a brand new church has joined the ranks - and it is unique since it is on metallic wheels and its service rarely extends beyond an hour. Try wagons 3 and 7 of the Embakasi train for spiritual uplifting on your way to work in the City centre.Page 5 Umoinner matatu owners change tack